At Mazzo in Rome's eastern periphery, Francesca Barreca and Marco Baccanelli, a young couple collectively known as “The Fooders”, have introduced major improvements to their beer, wine and spirits list, as well as changes to their menu. Their neo-trattoria, which opened in Rome’s Centocelle district in 2013, has steered away from their previous small plates [...]

Over the past few years, the number of places in the center of Rome worthy of your time, taste buds and money have sadly dwindled. Armando al Pantheon, Roscioli (if you order properly), Enoteca Provincia Romana and a small handful of others are still on point, but diners in the know have long since abandoned [...]